New recommendations and resources

RDA and DV General guidelines for someone on a 2000 calorie diet According to the serving size of the food your eating If you eat two servings of that food, you’ll have double all the nutrients and calories provided on the label Daily Values (DVs) are percentage representations of a nutrient in a food according to a 2000 calorie diet Diet should be 50-60% carbohydrates, 10-20% proteins and no more than 30% fat. No more than 8-10% of total calories should be Saturated Fats

Mypyramid.gov Tons and tons of resources including activity tracker and food choice tracker

Assignment Pair off and create an entire days worth of meals, including how much of each item you have. (Ex. Breakfast- 1 egg boiled, 2 pieces of wheat toast, 1 Tsp butter, 12 oz milk. Lunch- 2 slices bologna, 2 pieces white bread, 1 tsp mustard, 16 oz water, small bag of chips. Supper-8 oz lean steak, mashed potatoes and gravy, green beans, 16 oz sweet tea) Take about 5 minutes

Choosing Healthy Snack Fruits and Veggies vs. candy, soda and chips Apple slices with caramel or chocolate or peanut butter Celery sticks or carrots with light ranch Humus and whole grain corn chips Homemade salsa with low sodium tortilla chips Homemade has much less sodium Try some of these next time instead of teeth rotting sugar products

Special Dietary Needs Athletes Pregnancy Sickness Supplements

Vegetarian Diet Semivegitarian- No Red meat Lacto-Ovo vegitarian-no meats, but will eat eggs and dairy Vegan- just grazing Must eat complimentary proteins- meaning they must eat foods that combine together to get them the amino acids the body must have How do they do that?

Break out your diet assignment After going through the mypyramid, how do you think your diet stacks up? What’s the purpose of the diet? Why not just eat a balanced diet? Finally, define diet!

Test MONDAY!!!! Chapter review numbers 4-24, except 12,18, 21, 22, 24